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Fire breaks out at Galway hotel days before asylum seekers were set to move in | World News<\/p>\n
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A fire that broke out at a hotel in Galway which was due to be used to house asylum seekers is being treated as a crime by police.<\/p>\n
Irish police are investigating after a blaze broke out at Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill, Co Galway, at around 11.35pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n
No one was inside the building at the time, and the fire service brought the flames under control.<\/p>\n
Gardai are treating the fire as a criminal damage incident and said the scene was set to be examined further on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The hotel has not been in use for several years and had been selected to house 70 asylum seekers in the coming days.<\/p>\n
The government’s plan had been heavily criticised by local opposition and protesters had blocked the hotel’s entrance earlier on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Police are appealing for anyone who may have information regarding the fire to contact them.<\/p>\n
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